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Your Name on your Starbucks Cup.
What’s your name on the side of your Starbucks cup? I hadn’t thought much about it until I saw this collage: StarbucksMelody-reader Amanda used the Submit a Pic or a Tip button and sent me this...
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Farmer pride in the Star R.
I live fairly close to the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room. I drop by often. One thing I enjoy seeing is the burlap sacks which hold the green coffee, and watching it get loaded into the...
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The Pumpkin Spice Latte has arrived; The Chile Mocha is right around the corner.
Starting today, Starbucks customers can order the Pumpkin Spice Latte. Just in time, the weather in Seattle has turned fall like. (Yes, I realize that there are still hot areas of the country in...
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Give me waffles at Starbucks!
Starbucks is testing “Sweet Belgian Waffles”. It’s actually part of a brunch offering test at Starbucks called “Weekend Brunch”. These are delicious. They are the perfect combination of sweet,...
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Starbucks fall food: Dark Chocolate and Caramelized Banana Oatmeal and more.
Starbucks introduced some interesting food items in their fall lineup. Their classic oatmeal gets a big shakeup by now offering it with a banana compote and a nut and chocolate chip mix. It’s called...
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Annual September 9th roundup. Thank you.
Since the beginning of this website, every September 9th, I take a moment to thank my readers and take a look at the year gone by. This blog launched brand new on September 9, 2009, and so my annual...
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Lots of people don’t know about Fall Blend. It’s an unknown Starbucks gem.
I stopped by Target recently and found Fall Blend 2016. This is one of those unknown gems. Lots of partners and customers don’t even know this exists. It’s a grocery store only coffee, and it is not...
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A little mixology at the Roastery.
The Starbucks Reserve Roastery has an intriguing new cold brew drink. It is the Cranberry Snap Cold Brew, combining cranberry juice, a ginger syrup, Roastery Cold Brew coffee (currently made with a...
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Grinding Coffee Beans at Starbucks in 1989
For this episode of Starbucks #throwbackThursday, I’m taking you back to lessons on how to grind coffee beans, as taught in 1989. Last year, I wrote an article about a 1989 Starbucks training book...
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We know about Nitro Cold Brew at Starbucks. What about Nitro tea?
Starbucks is testing something pretty amazing. It’s the Teavana Peach Tranquility infused with nitrogen. This is pure brilliance. It’s a sweet, cold, creamy tea that foams up due to the infusion of...
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Understanding Your Iced Caramel Macchiato: Stirred? Upside Down?
One of the all-time, most popular Starbucks beverages is the Iced Caramel Macchiato. Starbucks describes it as follows: “We combine our rich, full-bodied espresso with vanilla-flavored syrup, milk and...
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Starbucks Roastery Tees & Sweatshirts: Knocking it out of the park with...
The Roastery now has really soft, comfy, made-in-the-USA sweatshirts made by Palmer Cash. If you don’t know, the Seattle Roastery address is 1124 Pike Street. Take a look at this sweatshirt! Want! The...
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Hora Del Café Blend : A special coffee for 85 Starbucks stores.
Did you know that there is a Starbucks coffee designed to honor the Latino partner experience at Starbucks? (Starbucks calls their employees, ‘partners’). It is the Hora Del Café Blend. More than nine...
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National Coffee Day: Buy coffee and donate trees
National Coffee Day is September 29th! Last year, Starbucks announced the “One Tree for Every Bag Commitment” on National Coffee Day. In just one year, Starbucks has donated enough funds to plant more...
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350 Starbucks have Gluten Free Breakfast Sandwiches.
Looking for a gluten free breakfast sandwich at Starbucks? There are 350 stores that have them. You’ll find them in locations throughout San Diego County, California, and in greater Miami, Florida. I...
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Ok but first coffee t-shirt and more. Must-have t-shirt.
I dropped by the Starbucks Coffee Gear store on September 28, 2016. Lots of new things! If you’ve never been to the Coffee Gear Store and you like unique Starbucks merchandise, this is for you. I get...
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The ultimate pumpkin spice hack: The Pumpkin Spice Nitro Latte.
Here’s a hack you ought to try, if you like the Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks: It is the Nitro PSL. To back up a moment, I had been thinking about this hack since only mid-September. Somehow, in my...
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Amp up your PSL with this twist: Pumpkin Spice Whipped Cream!! (October 6th –...
In celebration of the Pumpkin Spice Latte’s 13th birthday, Starbucks has something fun in the works: Get your PSL with a pumpkin spice whipped cream! October 6th – 9th, when you order any Pumpkin Spice...
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How well do you really know Starbucks? Take this quiz. Warning, it’s not easy.
So you think you have amassed a lot of Starbucks trivia over the years? Try this quiz! Don’t be alarmed if a few questions stump you! The questions are in no particular order. If you can ace this, you...
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